The novels of Jane Austen : the text based on collation of the early editions by Jane Austen(
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98
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1923
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2015
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This set provides the definitive text of Austen's six great comic masterpieces and her minor works (the latter include three high-spirited efforts written at about age fifteen; a charming fragment, The Watsons, which has been thought to be a sketch for Emma ; and a tantalizing fragment, Sanditon, written in the last year of her life). All six volumes feature splendid early 19th-century illustrations as well as Chapman's detailed explanatory notes. Chapman has collated all the editions published in the author's lifetime and previously unpublished manuscripts, establishing an authoritative text that retains the punctuation, the spelling, and division into volumes of the originals. In addition, at the end of each work he supplies notes on textual matters and appendixes on such matters as the modes of address, or characters, or carriages and travel, as these seem warranted by the text. - Publisher

Jane Austen; facts and problems by R. W Chapman(
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62
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1970
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A journey to the western islands of Scotland by Samuel Johnson(
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105
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1984
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Two of the eighteenth century's preeminent writers spent the autumn of 1773 touring Scotland together. Being literary gentlemen, they took extensive notes. Five years away from producing his famous dictionary, Samuel Johnson hoped to encounter romantic wilderness scenes by "going where nobody goes and seeing what nobody sees." James Boswell, Johnson's biographer, reveled in the opportunity to visit his native country in the company of his mentor Their respective accounts of their sojourn offer not only a taste of travel writing at its finest but also fascinating insights into a celebrated literary friendship

Life of Johnson by James Boswell(
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46
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2008
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Biografie van de Engelse dichter, essayist, lexicograaf en romancier Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Memoir of Jane Austen by James Edward Austen-Leigh(
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38
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1926
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1992
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691
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"James Edward Austen-Leigh's Memoir of his aunt Jane Austen was published in 1870, over fifty years after her death. Together with the shorter recollections of James Edward's two sisters, Anna Lefroy and Caroline Austen, the Memoir remains the prime authority for her life and continues to inform all subsequent accounts. These are family memories, the record of Jane Austen's life shaped and limited by the loyalties, reserve, and affection of nieces and nephew recovering in old age the outlines of the young aunt they had each known. They still remembered the shape of her bonnet and the tone of her voice, and their first-hand accounts bring her vividly before us. Their declared partiality also raised fascinating issues concerning biographical truth, and the terms in which all biography functions." "This edition brings together for the first time these three memoirs, and also includes Jane's brother Henry Austen's 'Biographical Notice' of 1818 and his lesser known 'Memoir' of 1833, making the collection a unique biographical record."--Jacket

Minor works by Jane Austen(
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47
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1954
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1988
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609
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Letters, 1796-1817 by Jane Austen(
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32
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1955
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1981
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and held by
450
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Jane Austen's Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen(
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42
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1923
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2013
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430
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In this classic tale of a romantic clash between the vivacious, opinionated Elizabeth Bennett and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, the characters sparkle with wit

Northanger Abbey; and, Persuasion by Jane Austen(
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29
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1926
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2008
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Northanger Abby: The entry into life of a young, innocent girl is attended by the collapse of many of her illusions. Persuasion: Anne Elliott and her lover Captain Wentworth had been engaged eight years ago, but Anne broke the engagement. However, when he returns and numerous obstacles have been overcome, they are reunited

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen(
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21
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2008
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When a poor cousin, Fannie Price, comes to live at the estate of the sophisticated Bertram family, she suffers from the condescension of her haughty relatives and from the hopeless love she bears for their youngest son. Life becomes even more complicated when she is forced into a rivalry with a charming and vivacious newcomer. Fannie will have to question her most cherished beliefs about herself and her world as she struggles to make a home for herself

Jane Austen's letters by Jane Austen(
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40
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1932
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1996
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394
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Jane Austen's letters afford a unique insight into the daily life of the novelist: intimate and gossipy, observant and informative, they bring alive her family and friends, her surroundings and contemporary events with a freshness unparalleled in biography. Above all we recognize the unmistakable voice of the author of Pride and Prejudice, witty and amusing as she describes the social life of town and country, thoughtful and constructive when writing about the business of literary composition. R.W. Chapman's ground-breaking edition of the collected Letters first appeared in 1932, and a second edition followed twenty years later. A third edition, edited by Deidre Le Faye in 1997, added new material, re-ordered the letters into their correct chronological sequence, and provided discreet and full annotation to each letter, including its provenance, and information on the watermarks, postmarks, and other physical details of the manuscripts. This fourth edition incorporates the findings of new scholarship to enrich our understanding of Austen and give us the fullest and most revealing view yet of her life and family. There is a new preface, the biographical and topographical indexes have been amended and updated, a new subject index has been created, and the contents of the notes added to the general index

Prose and poetry by Samuel Johnson(
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41
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1970
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373
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Over sixty-five representative selections

Sense and sensibility by Jane Austen(
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23
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1911
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2008
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372
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Sense and sensibility centers on the sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who are forced to leave their home with their mother and younger sister, Margaret, and move in reduced circumstances to the west of England. Elinor, the sensible sister, and Marianne, the overimaginative romantic, must rely on a good marriage as a means of support. As their excellent schemes are intruded upon, Austen subtly explores the marriage game of her times, as both sense and sensibility affect the sisters' chances of happiness and comfort

Selected letters, 1796-1817 by Jane Austen(
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11
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1955
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1991
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315
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Emma by Jane Austen(
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23
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2008
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Austen only completed six novels in her lifetime, of which five feature young women whose chances for making a good marriage depend greatly on financial issues, and whose prospects if they fail are rather grim. Emma is the exception: "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her."